Melaka fatal crash: Lorry driver's statement recorded, say cops

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Police have recorded the statement of the lorry driver involved in the five-vehicle crash that killed five people at KM204 of the North-South Expressway northbound in Melaka on Dec 23 night.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/AjXqM  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Allor Gaja OCPD Superintendent Ashari Abusama said the police had recorded the statement of

00:06a lorry driver involved in a fatal five-vehicle accident on the North-South Expressway in Malacca

00:11on Monday. He said they had questioned the driver to determine any elements of negligence that

00:16might have contributed to the incident. He said tests conducted on the driver revealed that the

00:21driver was not driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. He said police are working

00:26to obtain dashboard camera footage of the incident which shows one of the lorry tyres

00:30being dislodged on the highway. The Transport Ministry has directed the authorities to carry

00:35out a comprehensive investigation and take action against the lorry operator.

00:40The incident occurred at 8.45pm on Monday, involving a tour bus carrying 27 passengers,

00:47two lorries, a car and a multi-purpose vehicle. The crash killed seven people,

00:52including five family members, travelling in the MPV while 33 others were injured.

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